Re: [ha-Safran] Reviews or commentary on McBride, "Heaven & Earth Grocery Store"

[Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran]

Dear colleagues, I’m interested in replies too. Shabbat Shalom, Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jan 5, 2024, at 10: 44 AM, Joel Bresler via Hasafran <hasafran@ lists. osu. edu> wrote:  Hello, can anyone suggest reviews or commentary with Dear colleagues, I’m interested in replies too. Shabbat Shalom, Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jan 5, 2024, at 10:44 AM, Joel Bresler via Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:  Hello, can anyone suggest reviews or commentary with a Jewish lens or from a Jewish perspective on James McBride’s novel, "Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”? FWIW, it’s been named a best book of the year by NPR/Fresh Hello, can anyone suggest reviews or commentary with a Jewish lens or from a Jewish perspective on James McBride’s novel, "Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”? FWIW, it’s been named a best book of the year by NPR/Fresh Air, Washington Post, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Also one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2023.   I am only ~35 pages in but some of the Yiddishkeit feels “off” to me. I can’t tell yet whether (IMO) it just needed a closer read by an editor very familiar with Jewish immigrant culture of that time...or the issues run deeper.   If you’ve read it I’d also value your own opinions, offline if you prefer (or if you don’t think they would be of interest to the list.)   Thanks for your consideration.   Joel   Joel Bresler (he/him/his) Consultant, Bresler Associates 250 E. Emerson Road Lexington, MA 02420 United States   www.linkedin.com/in/joelbresler joel...@verizon.net IN CASE OF VERIZON EMAIL PROBLEMS, PLEASE USE MY BACK-UP EMAIL: joelbresler-at-gmail.com   __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

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